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And re the things you listed in your post: they are indeed things for Hong Kongers to be grateful for -- and why many concerned denizens of "the fragrant harbour" identify themselves with Hong Kong rather than China.

Something to add: I think there for some years, decades even, Hong Kong had a unique position -- not only as where east and west meets/met but, also, as the spiritual/cultural headquarters/center for overseas Chinese. Put another way: it does have a different cultural as well as political history -- and place in the world -- from other parts of China. And that is what makes it distinctively Hong Kong.